Christopher Paul O'Connor OBE (born 18 December 1968 in Epsom, Surrey) is a British diplomat. [1] He served as Consul-General in Los Angeles from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that he was Ambassador to Tunisia. [2]
O'Connor studied at the Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Durham University. [3] [4] He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 New Year Honours. [3]
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire - 2012
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